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Most ISIS recruits apparently don't know much about Islam
The Week - 15 Aug 2016 14:08
Many of the foreigners who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State, at least in ISIS's big recruitment push in 2013 and 2014, had only rudimentary knowledge of Islam, with two Britons who joined ordering The Koran fo...
Kurdish forces capture Iraqi villages from ISIS
The Week - 15 Aug 2016 03:27
Kurdish officials say Peshmerga forces attempting to capture Mosul from the Islamic State launched an attack against militants early Sunday. A commander said 12 villages have been taken from ISIS, and Kurdish forces are ...
Rising Floodwaters Kill Five and Leave Thousands Stranded in Louisiana
Time - 15 Aug 2016 06:58
More than 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes
Olympics Green Pool Back to Normal Just in Time For Synchronized Swimming
Time - 15 Aug 2016 04:13
Nearly 1 million gallons of clean water were pumped into the pool to clear it up
Hong Kong protest leaders avoid jail time for illegal rally
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2016 05:50
Three Hong Kong student protest leaders have avoided prison time for taking part in an illegal rally that sparked pro-democracy street protests two years ago. …
These States Waste The Most Groceries And Restaurant Meals
The Huffington Post - 15 Aug 2016 19:39
Most of us feel pretty guilty about wasting food. Yet as much as 40 percent of the food produced in America goes uneaten. Many restaurants are reluctant (for no good reason) to donate leftovers. Consumers turn their no...
Islamic State gets know-nothing recruits and rejoices
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2016 07:20
The jihadi employment form asked the recruits, on a scale of 1 to 3, to rate their knowledge of Islam. And the Islamic State applicants, herded into a hangar somewhere at the Syria-Turkey border, turned out to be overwhe...
Attacks by suspected rebels wound 7 troops in India
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2016 07:46
At least seven paramilitary troops were wounded, three critically, after suspected rebels sprayed them with gunfire in the main city of troubled Indian Kashmir on Monday, officials said. …
The Trump Campaign Is Off the Rails Again--And It's Only Going to Get Worse
Mother Jones - 15 Aug 2016 07:41
The New York Times reports today on the latest about Paul Manafort, favored lobbyist of sleazy dictators worldwide and currently Donald Trump's campaign chairman: Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s ...
Trump to Declare End to Nation Building If Elected President
ABC News - 15 Aug 2016 15:42
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to declare end to nation building if elected president, the candidate plans to announce in a Monday speech
Imam Murder 'Person of Interest' Being Questioned by NYPD
ABC News - 15 Aug 2016 15:15
Maulama Akonjee, 55, and Tharam Uddin, 64, were gunned down on Saturday.
Donald Trump's Campaign Chief Slams Report on Ukraine Payments
Time - 15 Aug 2016 14:59
"Unfounded, silly, and nonsensical"
More than 20,000 evacuated in Louisiana flooding, and half are staying in shelters
The Week - 15 Aug 2016 07:54
In southern Louisiana, at least 20,000 people have been evacuated amid what Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) calls "unprecedented" and "historic" flooding that followed up to 24 inches of rain in 48 hours. That number includes ...
Alabama Plane Crash Kills All Six On Board
Time - 15 Aug 2016 06:15
A pilot issued a distress signal Sunday morning with the small aircraft going down moments later short of a runway
Honduras says gang rivalry behind shooting deaths of 8 men
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2016 04:40
Killers wielding assault rifles shot eight men to death on the outskirts of the capital before dawn Sunday, Honduran authorities said, blaming a territorial dispute between rival street gangs. …
Rudy Giuliani, mayor of New York in 2001, says there were no Islamic terrorist attacks 'before Obama'
The Week - 15 Aug 2016 21:01
On Monday, Rudy Giuliani — the mayor of New York City from 1994 to Dec. 31, 2001 — told the audience attending Donald Trump's foreign policy speech in Youngstown, Ohio, that "before Obama came along, we didn't have a...
9 Iraqi men arrested in New Year's Day rape in Austria
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2016 16:01
Austrian authorities have arrested nine Iraqi men on suspicion of rape for an attack on a German tourist in Vienna on New Year's Day, police said Monday. …
Mother's plea: Swap captive girls for Boko Haram militants
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2016 15:55
The mother of a kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl is demanding that Nigeria's president free detained Boko Haram militants in exchange for the more than 200 girls held captive, as the Islamic extremists have offered. …
WATCH: Which Olympian is Worth More: Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt?
ABC News - 15 Aug 2016 15:49
Phelps and Bolt are two of the most recognizable Olympic athletes in the world and have the endorsement deals and career earnings to prove it.
'We owe you so much,' Kosovo to tell Biden as street named after late son
Reuters - 15 Aug 2016 15:47
SOJEVE, Kosovo
Blast kills two police officers and a civilian
CNN - 15 Aug 2016 15:39
A vehicle exploded Monday near a police checkpoint in southeastern Turkey, killing two police officers and a civilian, said a senior government official and state-run news agency Anadolu.
Trump should change tack or drop out: Wall Street Journal
Reuters - 15 Aug 2016 15:34
WASHINGTON